Organic fruits and vegetables production

Paul

Nairobi, Kenya

100% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Paul

Member since

April 2014

On-time repayments

81 installments  •  64%

About Me

My name is Paul Kimani. I was born in Koru, Western Kenya and grew up as an ordinary African child from lower social class. My family was forced to move from our home following the deadly ethnic clashes of 1991.
We moved to Nairobi where my mother has been a trader at a city market.
I'm very passionate about the environment and advocate for living in peace with nature, wildlife and most importantly with other people. I often visit Nairobi National Park as I enjoy seeing wildlife roaming freely in their natural habit just a few kilometers from the center of the busy city. It shows we can accommodate each other if we chose to. I also enjoy participating in conservation activities and have been planting trees to mark different events in my life such as birthdays and anniversaries.
I have a bachelor's degree in Tourism Management from Kenyatta University.
My hobbies are, camping, fishing, cooking, gardening and writing articles.

My Business

I started a grocery supply business where I was supplying eggs to hotels and fast food outlets, but later changed to less bulky products. I now supply mushrooms, strawberry, cherries, gooseberries and blueberries to supermarkets and other retailers in Nairobi. I source the fruits from farmers in various counties (Laikipia, Nyandarua, Nyeri and Kiambu). The products are packaged and labeled at the farm and all I apply is my marketing skills to sell them. My cost include that of transport and delivery, which leaves me with a markup of 15-25% depending on market prices. Fresh produce are highly affected by factors of supply and demand and fluctuation of price. I intend to solve this by producing them myself.
I have so far completed a short course in mushroom production at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
I own a small farm where I have planted fruit trees, vegetables and rear chicken, goats and very soon pigs as a "grow your own food project."
I'll be delighted to share the progress with zidisha family.

Project Proposal

There is an increased demand for quality organic food. I intend to plant tamarillo fruit trees and intercrop them with kales and spinach. The money will be used to purchase the seedlings, land preparation and installing of irrigation system and purchase of compost manure. I already have a well in place. Tamarillo mature after 8 months and that's why I will intercrop with kales and spinach which will be ready in 2 months. They will be harvested weekly for a period of up 18 months.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$299.00

Date disbursed

Feb 25, 2023

Backers

Scott

Oregon, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

Patrick

Nyeri, Kenya

Framework Eyewear

Utrecht, Netherlands

Brenda

Nairobi, Kenya

TF

Todd Fonseca

United States

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

Lurch

United States

Pamela

Kisumu, Kenya

Antony

Nairobi, Kenya

John

Bungoma, Kenya

Ryan Agnew

Australia

DO

Denis Ontiveros

Guildford, United Kingdom

Miftakhul

Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia

Gilbert

Embakasi , Kenya

Manfred

Nairobi, Kenya

Grace

Kikuyu, Kenya

S

Sibyl

Basel, Switzerland

JB

Juan Busco

United States

SH

Shawn H

United States

E

Erica

United States

Samwel

Bondo, Kenya

Kees

Germany

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Amount returned to the platform for this project

$278.53

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